15:10
DragonBet The Roar Before Cheltenham Awaits Veterans' Handicap Chase
Class 4, 3m1f44y, Chase, 10yo+, Rated 0-120, 7 runners
Winning time 6m 44.71s
- Going
- Soft
- Surface
- Turf
- Jumps
- 19 fences
Result
Toby McCain-Mitchell (5)
Mel Rowley
Sat close to pace early - hit the front approaching 3 out then edged clear after 2 out - stayed on strongly to the line for the win
Charlie Hammond
Stuart Edmunds
Held up early - clipped first fence - up into fourth by 13th - stumbled 4 out and driven on - closed on pacesetter after 3 out - kept on same gait for second
Conor O'Farrell
Kerry Lee
Sent to front early but under pressure - lost advantage before 3 out - urged before 2 out and stayed on same rhythm to finish third
Charlie Deutsch
Venetia Williams
Settled at the back early - stumbled at the 10th - made progress before 3 out - up into third before 2 out - asked for effort after that but had nothing left - finished fourth well beaten
Conor Ring
Ryan Potter
Tracked front group early - fumbled the 4th and dropped back needing urging by the 13th - toiling before being pulled up ahead of three out
Freddie Keighley (7)
Rebecca Curtis
Sat close to the pace early - clipped 6th and slipped back - drifted towards the back needing urging - scrappy over 11th before dropping away and being pulled up
James Bowen
Deborah Cole
Settled in the pack early - close to the front group in 4th - urged on approaching 4 out - lost touch before 2 out and pulled up
Draw in brackets. Headgear: b blinkers, v visor, h hood, t tongue strap, p cheekpieces, e/s eye shield; ¹ first time. C course winner, D distance winner, CD course and distance winner. Form reads oldest to newest.